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'NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE STARTS WEDNESDAY-LOCAL ATHLETES WIN TRACK HONORS
PENNSY SHOTS
WERE IN FORM
Pitcairn Wins Over Balti
more; Harrisburg Team
Takes Match
The Pitcairn team of the Pitts
burgh Division defeated the Balti
more team of the Maryland Division
on the Di\ision street grounds Sat
urday. the score being 213 to 211,
H. M. F. Word en was the referee. The
high west wind made any large
score by individuals impossible. The
highest single score of the match
was made by D. P. Martin, of the
Baltimore team, getting 46 out of 50
targets shot at.
The Baltimore team included: O.
V. Street, who broke 45 out of 50; T.
H. Wat kins. 40 out of 50; G. S. Bur
roughs. 39 out of 50; D. P. Slartin,
4i out of 50; and W. C. Grimm, 41
out of 50.
The victorious Pittsburgh team
was: J. 1. Newlin. 4 4 out of 50; P.
S. Pyle, 45 out of 50: D. W. Baker.
45 out of 50: M. T. Brendlinger, 41
out ot' 50, and J. E. Penrod, 3 8 out
of 50.
Other Bis Events
After this shoot the Philadelphia
team of Harrisburg. defeated the!
Baltimore team 10S to SB. Then 1
oame an interesting target shoot re
sulting as follows:
Shot at. Broke
Thompson 50 37
Neidhamer 50 36
. Hepperle 75 55
Lota 100 47
Mrs. Boyer 25 23
Dailey 25 14]
Wichello 50 33
Weaver 75 54 I
Orris 25 11 j
Feaster (0 351
Metzger 50 41 I
Smith 25 19 \
Crossley 50 21 {
• Jones 100 76
Bret/ 75 71
Sheaffer 125 125
C. Miller 75 71
Hoover 175 25
J. Miller 50 3S
McCaleb 2 5 15
. Mountz 50 27
. Grimmel 25 20
Moore 50 31
' E. Miller 25 24
J Fleming 50 34
, Scull 25 16
1 J. Brown 50 43 ;
Follette 25 13:
• Keller 75 70 :
j Martin 75
, Armstrong 50
. Watkins 25 19
• Boyer 25 18
TENNIS STAR ENTERS ARMY
New Tork. April 30.—William A.'
• I.arned, seven times national tennis
J champion in singles, first in ranking
| for many years and a former officer
, of the National Association, has en
-1 tered the government war service.
1 I.arned has been assigned to adtnin
' lstrative work in the Signal Corps,
| and has settled in Washington for
, a protracted stay.
ALASKA
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Uncle Sam's mightiest prodigy;
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snow " ca mountains and
Totem Poles, Indian Villages
j Gold Mines, Romance, Furs
wpi V l '"* New wonders every step on the 1000 mile Northward
(£*c journey through the sheltered "inside route" to the
Land of the Midnight Sun
P> *{'jf by the Trim, Splendidly Appointed
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Wpk iL *f including the
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For full or xcrilt .
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MONDAY EVENING. HARRISBURG trftijflg TELEGRAPH APRIL' 30. 1917.
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CJopyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (New York Tribune).
World's Record Drive
There has been considerable discussion in the last few years concerning
the longest golf drive ever made—including both carry and roll. It has
been said that Braid and Home have both driven over 400 yards, the roll
included, while Abe Mitchell has a record carry of 31S yards. In order to
settle this argument for all time we subpenaed Charles E. Van Loan, the
'California Crasher, to establish a driving record which would end the dis
j pute forever and thereby close out the debate.
| Mr. Van Loan, who is famed as a short story writer, agreed not only tc
smash all records, but to turn the trick with one hand. •
We have just received Mr. Van Loan's official report. And we are pleased
'to state that the expedition was a terrific success.
Tlic Epochal Wallop!
Van Loan's drive, \\ith a favoring wind, the ball hooked slightly, carried
a total of 6,000 feet —2.000 yards—and thereafter disappeared from view.
This is absolutely correct. For in making his drive Van elected to tee
up the ball on the edge of the Grand Canyon. Going still further, he se
lected a spot just above the Black Gorge, where the drop to the river below
is 6,000 feet.
At this point the canyon is fourteen miles across, which'is a carry that
baffled even our selected star, the California Crasher. The best he could
'do was to make the river. 6,000 feet away.
In order to have the record thoroughly established beyond any rebuttal,
:;c had photographs taken of the location with no less an expert "than Henry
James Forman, of "Collier's Weekly," to witness the stirring deed. Mr.
Korman reports that he followed the flight of the ball for a mile and then
lost interest, but that he is willing to testify that it reached the gorge of
j the river. 2,000 yards below. .
This should end all debate as to the world's record drive. Hereafter these
300 and 400-yard hitters will kindly fade into the background, for at the
Grand Canyon you can get better than 400 yards with a putter with back
spin employed.
The X. 1,. Race
The Boston Braves looked to be one of the best clubs in the National
League.
' Beyond that, it is one of the best clubs in the National League—a first
! Class machine.
| The Braves, tossed in against the Giants, were able to win just one out of
line first five games played.
! This isn't direct proof, of course. But you can figure for yourself, if the
Braves were overwhelmed by the Giants, what chance the weaker looking
clubs will have to check a machin.e composed of hard hitters, fast
|baserunners and better pitching than any one expected to see.
Back of the Lines
This country doesn't want to make the big mistake of abandoning its
sport. That situation in many ways appears to be in the miUiing now. Eng
land and France have carried sport right up to the edge 01 the tiring line,
where back of the trenches many thousands are kept in better mental and
physical condition through various games. Football and baseball are played
extensively just beyond the range of shells. This country needs all the sport
that it can carry without interfering in any wav vr'un war plans.
But sport in the main will be an aid rather than an interference. It wih
soon be found to be a good thing for the enlisted man and officers as well
as for those not yet called upon to serve.
This country, when it gets started in a certain direction, is a great little
over-doer at times.
It is well enough to abolish all championships. But to continue wiping
i out sport will soon react in a most unfavorable way.
-Vnot her Cpset
The uncertainties of sport continue apace. Les Darcy for the last three
months has been branded the leading slacker of the epoch. Yet here we
have Darcy the first of the prominent boxers to enlist. By the time you
get it all figured out the answer is exactly upside down.
Another Revision
There sat two glasses, filled to the brim,
On a rich man's table, rim to rim;
1 >ne was ruddy and red as blood —
The other was clear as the crystal flood:
The one was water —as you have guessed—
The other one—it must be confessed—
Was strawberry soda—for nothing stronger
Stands on the sideboard any longer.
I At the rate their casualty list is piling up the Cubs will soon have to abol
lish the volunteer system and fall back on conscription.
Horsehide Artists of
Harrisburg and Vicinity
Have Busy Sessions
Saturday found nearly every base
ball team In Harrisburg and vi
cinity in action and some excellent
games resulted. Some of the games
*.-ere played on home soil while
others were on foreign grounds.
The Harrisburg Academy team
dropped a game to the Gettysburg
Academy nine on home soil by the
score of 7to 3. Errors in the initial
frame gave the Ge/tysburg lads a
lead of four runs, which were too
many for the local lads to over
come.
In an exhibition contest the Rose
wood A. C. nine defeated the Bel
mont team, 3 to 1.
The Shippensburg Normal team
played an & to 8 tie with the Mer
cersburg Academy Reserves on the
former's grounds.
The Marysvilie team, champions
of last season's D-P league opened
its season at Marysvilie and defeat
ed the St. Mary's Club, Steelton,
11 to 0.
Conway Hall had an easy time
with the Linder A. C. team, win
ning by the score of 12 to 0.
The Boiling Spring nine was out
classed by the Carlisle High School
nine by the score of 9 to 4.
The Baker team of Steelton, went
to York and dropped a one-sided
contest to the Moos>e team by the
score of 9 to 3.
The Altoona Motive Power team
swamped the Duncannon team by
the score of 17 to 1.
The Carlisle A. C. team dropped a
contest on their own grounds to the
Churchtown team. 8 to 1.
The East End nine went to Pal
myra and in a close game lost to
the nine of that place by the score
of 3 to 2.
In a contest played at Goldsboro,
the team of that place defeated the
colored team of York by the score
of 8 to 4.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. —Adv.
Giant Player Hangs Up
New Record For Veterans
CEOHGE BUHKS
George Burns, the Oiant's left
fielder, has played his 320 th consecu
tive same with the Giants. No other
major league player has ever played
so many games without taking a day
off. so that Burns belongs in a spe
cial niche of fame in the baseball
world. Last year Burns was the
leading scorer in the National
League. In the last seven games of
the current season he has scored
nine runs—a remarkable achieve
ment. In his 320 th game he made
three hits off Alexander "the Great,"
a single, a double and a triple.
Harrisburg Loses in
Game With Bucknell;
Brenner Shows Form
Harrisburgs New York State League
squad lost to Bucknell Saturdav bv
the score of 7 to 6. It was a twelve
inning battle. The score follows:
HARRISBURG
A. B. R. H. O. A.
Gaffney, If 3 o o 2 0
Burk, If 3 1 2 1 0
Cook, 2b, 5 1 2 1 4
Downey, 3b, ..... 5 l l i n
Harrison, rf 5 0 2 1 0
Boiey, ss 5 2 2 1 4
Hamilton, cf 4 0 2 1 o
Bold, lb 5 l l 14 o
Miller, c 3 0 1 7 o
Carroll, c, 2 0 0 o o
liamsey, p 4 0 1 4 2
Parsons, 4 0 1 0 3
Totals 48 6 15 *33 13
BUCKNELL
AB. R. H. O. A.
Seaman. 2b 5 1 1 2 7
McDevjtt, c[ 5 2 12 0
Elliott, ss 5 0 2 0 a
Crawford, rf 4 0 0 3 0
Silverman, If 4 0 1 3 0
Harron, lb, 5 1 0 13 1
Wendell, 3b 4 1 1 3 0
Miller, c, 6 0 1 10 2
Brenner, p 6 2 1 0 i
Totals 44 7 8 36 16
•None out when winning run scor
ed.
Harrisburg 30021000000 o—6
Bucknell 1 4000010000 I—7
Errors, Harrisburg, three, Cook,
Downey, Hamilton; Bucknell, two, El
liott and Crawford.
Two-base hits. Elliott, Hamilton;
three-base hits. Hamilton, McDermott:
double plays. Cook to Doley to Bold;
Seaman to Harron to Waddell; Elliott
to Seaman to Harron; struck out, by
Brenner, 6; Ramsey, 5; Parsons, 3;
base on balls, off Brenner, 2; Ramsey,
2; Parsons, 1. Umpire, Dent.
MARYSVILLE AFTER BENDER
Marysville, April 30.—Chief Ben
der. who starred for so many sea
sons with the Philadelphia Athletics,
will likely be found in a Dauphin-
Perry League uniform this season.
Manager Harry Stees has sent his
name to President Lutz as one of
Maryß\ille's nonresident players.
Bender's addition to the Marysville
squad will plug up a big hole in the
pitching - staff. He is the first pitcher
to be signed by the local manager,
who is on the lookout for several
other hurlers.
FAMOUS COLGATE TEAM
IS BADLY SHATTERED
Hamilton, April 30.—Colgate's sen
sational football team, which many
gridiron devotees ranked as the lead
ing eleven in the East last sea
son, promises to be torn asunder by
recent enlistments. In addition to
the graduation of Captain Horning
and several other regulars in June, it
was announced here that D. Belfort
West, Captain-elect and All-America
tackle; Spencer, the speedy halfback,
and hi running mate, Hubbell, a
Brooklyn boy, and Good, guard, were
awaiting a call to join the United
States Aviation Corps.
M. J. Hayes, a football, track and I
HIGGINS "FREIGHTS"
TO RELAY RACES
Philadelphia. April 30. For the
fourth consecutive year Bob Higgins,
State College's sensational football
end, who was picked by many lead
ing critics . for All-America honors,
reached Franklin Field by the
"bumper" route. He made the peril
ous trip to see the relay races.
In his fresman year Higgins and
several classmates "freighted" here
from State College. The trip was so
Yesterday's Scores
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
National League
Pittsburgh, 3: Cincinnati, 0.
Chicago, 6; St. Louis, 5 (11 in
nings).
Other clubs not scheduled.
American League
Detroit, 3; Chicago, 0.
St. Louis. 6; Cleveland 5.
| Other clubs not scheduled.
International l.onguc
Toronto, 3: Providence, 2.
Newark, 3; Rochester, 1, first
game.
Rochester, 3; Newark, 2, second
game.
Baltimore. 14: Montreal, 8.
Other clubs not scheduled.
RESCL/TS OF SATURDAY GAME
National League
Philadelphia, 2: New York, 1.
Boston, 2; Brooklyn, 0.
Pittsburgh, 2; Cincinnati, 0.
Chicago-St. Louis —wet grounds.
American league
Philadelphia, 1; New York, 0.
Boston, 7; Washington, 1.
St. Louis, 10: Cleveland, 1.
Chicago, 2; Detroit, 1, 14 innings.
International League
Toronto, 4; Newark. 2.
Baltimore, 4; Buffalo, 0, first
game.
Baltimore, 5: Buffalo, 2, second
game.
I Providence, 11; Rochester, 6, first
game.
Rochester, 3; Providence, 1, sec
ond game.
I Montreal, 9: Richmond, 4.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
National league
Boston at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at New York.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
American League
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Washington.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
Detroit at Chicago.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMOR
ROW
American League
Philadelphia at Boston.
Detroit at Chicago.
St. Louis at Cleveland.
New York at Wasnington.
National league.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at New York.
Chicago at St. Louis.
Pittsburgh-Cincinnati—not sched
uled.
STANDING OF THE CLI'BS
National Ixuiguc •
W. L. P.C.
New York ....... 8 4 .667
St. Louis 9 6 .600
Chicago 9 7 .063
Boston 5 4 .550
Cincinnati 9 10 .474
Philadelphia .... 5 6 .455
Pittsburgh 7 11 .389
'Brooklyn 3 7 .300
American I^eague
Boston . ... R 4 .667
Chicago 10 6 .625
New York 6 5 .545
Cleveland 8 8 .500
; St. Louis 7 7 .500
j Philadelphia .... 6 7 .462
Detroit 5 9 .357
I Washington 4 8 .333
hockey man, leaves college to-day,
after the Penn relay games. He will
be associated with officers in charge
of the Plattsburg training camp this
summer.
All track meets and a majority of
baseball games scheduled for the 1917
season have been canceled by the
Maroon authorities, though tho track
squad remains at practice for a large
inter-fraternity meet next manth.
Varsity letters will be awarded the
winners in place of active competition
with other colleges.
alluring that they repated in IDIS and
last year.
This year Higgins could find no
companions because his ch'ums feared
they would be held up by soldiers who
are guarding bridges, tunnels and i
railroad crossings throughout the
State. Higgins came alone. At I,ock
Haven a guard threatened to shoot
when he failed to heed a call "hands
up," but Higgins slipped off the other
side of the freight and escaped.
Sportsmen Shoot Well in
Round Target Shoot
Members of the Harrisburg Sports
mans Association enjoyed excellent
sport on Saturday afternoon, when
for the first time in a number of
years they shot at round targets shot
from revolving traps. The feat is a
rather difficult one, but some good
scores were made. Following the
' ball match a practice clay shoot was
held. The summaries:
Tar Ball Match
Shot at Broke
Segelbaum, 20 15
Steward 17 14
Disney, 20 13
Freeland 20 12
Shoop 10 8
Martin 10 C
H*ank 10 6
i Kothrock 12 5
i Hall 10 5
Target Matrh
Shot at Broke
Hall 175. 154
G. Martin 175 119
Freeland 125 111
Shoop 100 96
Hoffman, 100 95
Steward 100 91
Shank 100 8S
Roberts, ; 100 85
Segelbaum 100 79
Miller 75 68
Heighes 73 59
[ Hothrock, 75 52
' Disney, 50 41
SATLUDAY COLLEGE HESII.TS
| Holy Cross. 1; Williams, 0.
Brown, 3; Boston College, 1.
Amherst, 2; Wesleyan, 0.
I Bowdoln, 5: Colby, 2.
| Cathedral School, 7: St. Francis, 0.
r Middlebury, 11; Trinity, 3.
Union, 4; Rutgers, 3.
Lafayette, 14: Carnegie, 3.
Gettysburg, 10: West'n Maryland. 0.
Susquehanna, 2; Albright, 1.
Swarthmore, 3: Dickinson, 2.
RACING DATES CANCELED
London. April 30.—The stewards
. of the Jockey Club at the instance
of the government have canceled all
the 1917 racing fixtures which were
to have been run after the first
spring meeting.
The step was taken with a view of
saving foodstuffs which now are di
verted to the racing stables.
The cancellation of the summer
racing dates will prevent the run
ning of such classic events as
Eclipse, the Jockey Club and the
i St. Leger stakes.
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Local Billiardists Win
General Managers' Event
Gordon Ford and Walter E. Reese,
of the Pennsylvania Motive Power
Association, representing the Phila
delphia division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, in' billiards, captured the
championship In the General Mana
gers' tournament, on Saturday after
noon on the tables of the P. rt. R. V.
M. C. A., at Philadelphia, when they
defeated 11. K. Rowley and C. Heller,
Trenton, N. J., by the score of luo
to 95. .
The local billiardists captured the
championship of the Western Grand
Division last Saturday, 011 the tables
at the local P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Sat
urday's finals were of a high 'caliber
and it was anybody's contest until
the last ball clinked in the pocket.
By winning the event the local team
will receive the large silver trophy
presented by the General Managers.
They will also received a medal.
INTERSTATE TOURNEY
Pittsburgh, April 30.—Trapshoot
ers of Colorado and New Mexico will
meet in a tournament to be held at
Colorado Springs, Col., May 29, 30
and 31, according to unnouncement
by E. Reed Shaner, secretary of the
Interstate Association for the En
couragement of Trapshooting. It
was also announced that the date
of the South Dakota State tourna
ment, to be held at Alexandria, 3.
D., had been changed from May 10
and 11 to June 6 and 7.
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Connie Mack Trades
Nabors For Falkenberg
Indianapolis, April 30. President
James C. McGJll, of the Indianapolis
Baseball Club of tho American Asso
ciation last night announced he had
traded Pitcher Fred (Cy) Falkenberg
to the Philadelphia American League
Club for Pitcher Johns Nabors. The
dial was completed here last night
when Harry Davis, acting for Connie
Mack, conferred with Mr. McOill. It
is Falkenberg's third trip to the ma
jor leagues. Ho has been in both the
American and National before, and in
1914 was a pitcher on the local Fed
eral League Club. He Joined the In
dianapolis club a year ago.
WAR HITS BASIvKTBALL
Hazlcton, April 30.—The war will
probably wreck or else greatly hand
icap tlie Pennsylvania State Bas
ketball League next season. Most
of the players are eligible for the
army and will be dratted for service.
Even should the managers be ablo
to get capable substitutes, a major
ity of the clubs won't have any halls
in which to stage their games. All
the teams but lla/.leton and Nanti
cokc have been using the armories*
in their respective places, but these
are now occupied by troops and are
likely to be utilized for such pur
poses indefinitely.